A few examples of appraisal values for
BRAZOS

• SHELDON TUCKER (1920-2018) PORTRAIT
  SHELDON TUCKER (1920-2018) PORTRAIT PAINTINGFramed oil on canvas painting, "The Brazos," signed lower right S.M.T. (Sheldon Marvin Tucker, Illinois, Texas, 1920-2018), titled at back stretcher, sight: approx 23.75"h, 19.75"w, overall: approx 29"h, 25"w, 5.75lbs
• JAMES GUY EVANS, (AMERICAN,
  JAMES GUY EVANS, (AMERICAN, 1810-1860), LOSS OF THE SCHOONER CORA, OIL ON CANVAS, 29 X 36 IN., FRAME: 35 X 42 IN.JAMES GUY EVANS, (American, 1810-1860) Loss of the Schooner Cora, oil on canvas signed Evans lower right inscribed Loss of the Schooner Cora on Brazos Bar. July 20th 1846. Capt. S.M.Read along lower margin oil on canvas Dimensions: 29 x 36 in., frame: 35 x 42 in. Provenance: The Collection of the late John and Marilyn Keane, Boston and Cohasset, Massachusetts. Condition: Lined, with scattered inpainting throughout. Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.
• LLADRO "ILLUSION MERMAID" PORCELAIN
  LLADRO "ILLUSION MERMAID" PORCELAIN FIGURE #1413Lladro Spanish glazed porcelain figure titled "Illusion Mermaid" or "Sirena Brazos Sobres Rodillas" number 1413. Sculpted by José Puche. Issued in 1982. Measures approx. 6 1/2" height (16.5cm). Condition: All lots are sold as is and where is. Elite Auctioneers, LLC provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not give refunds based on condition. Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.
• A SIGNED SAM HOUSTON JUDICIAL
  A SIGNED SAM HOUSTON JUDICIAL COMMISSION,A SIGNED SAM HOUSTON JUDICIAL COMMISSION, as the third president of the Republic of Texas; countersigned by Anson Jones as secretary of state. One page, dated September 4, 1843, Washington [on the Brazos]. Houston's large, bold signature with paraph is at the top of the document, to the right of the large blind-embossed Republic of Texas seal. The document reads in part: "By the President of the Republic of Texas. To all whom these presents shall come, - Greeting: - Whereas, our trusty and well-beloved citizen, Thomas H Lewis, has been duly elected to the office of Chief Justice of the County of Jefferson, we do hereby grant him, the said Thomas H Lewis full authority to exercise and discharge all and singular the duties, obligations and trusts, to the said office appertaining, by the Constitution and Laws of the said Republic." Height: 8" Width: 10"
• A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PROMISSARY
  A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PROMISSARY NOTE, J. DEVERAUX WOODLI...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PROMISSARY NOTE, J. DEVERAUX WOODLIEF (1806-1854) SIGNED AND DATED DECEMBER 1, 1837, a settler and soldier, moved to Washington County, Texas in 1828, and settled on Lorenzo de Zavala's grant, receiving a half league of land, fought at the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Henry W. Karnes' cavalry company under the command of Mirabeau B. Lamar and also was one of the Second Regiment Texas Volunteers Cavalry Company, better known as Sherman's raiders. He was wounded during the battle and carried to Vice President Zavala's home across the Brazos, where Nicholas D. Labadie tended the wounded. Woodlief commanded the Texian forces at Velasco after San Jacinto and on June 13, 1836 ordered Captain William H. Patton to remove Mexican general Antonio López de Santa from Velasco to Columbia (West Columbia) and thence to Washington, D.C. On August 13, 1836, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Texan Army. 3 1/2" x 7 3/4" Condition: Some toning, ink bleed, all wear expected, and in overall very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• AN ANTIQUE CADASTRAL MAP, "FORT
  AN ANTIQUE CADASTRAL MAP, "FORT BEND COUNTY, GENERAL LA...AN ANTIQUE CADASTRAL MAP, "Fort Bend County, General Land Office, March 1893, " LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, cerography on paper with handwritten pencil inscription encircling and referring to a land plot labeled, "Benjamin M. George," "I, W.L. McGaughey, Commissioner of the General Land Office do certify that this map is a true and correct copy of the map now in use in this office. Compiled from Official Data," signed in plate, F.G. Blau, plate contributor, showing the Brazos River, Oyster Creek, the map bordered north by connections between the Houston & Texas Central Railroad and the International & Great Northern Railroad tracks. 26" x 24" Note: William Lafayette McGaughey (1837-1912). Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas Condition: Pencil inscriptions, creases, toning, some stains and tears at margins, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
• AN ANTIQUE SURVEY MAP, "PRELIMINARY
  AN ANTIQUE SURVEY MAP, "PRELIMINARY CHART OF ENTRANCE T...AN ANTIQUE SURVEY MAP, "Preliminary Chart of Entrance to Brazos River, Texas," NEW YORK, CIRCA 1858, lithograph on paper, No. 27, "From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. Triangulation by J.S. Williams Asst., Topography by J.M. Wampler, Sub-Assistant, Hydrography by the parties under the command of Lieuts. Comdg. E.J. de Haven & J.K. Duer U.S.N. Assts.," Julius Bien, Lithographer, F. Fairfax, Engraved by R.F. Bartle & App.(Apprentice) E.H. Sipe, a seal lower left of the United States Coast Survey Office with inplate signature, "W.R. Palmer Capt. Topl. Engrs., Assistant C.S. in charge of Office.," scale 1/10,000 shown in miles and nautical miles, a description of Tides, Sailing Directions, and Abbreviations used in the bottom of this map, a compass rose in the Gulf of Mexico. 17 1/2" x 20" Provenance: Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas. Property from a Corporate Collection, Houston, Texas Condition: Some expected toning, handling creases, losses, glue staining and bubbling, paper backed repair, some tears at edges, overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.” NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.
• A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BILL OF
  A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BILL OF LADING FOR SMUGGLER AND FOR...A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BILL OF LADING FOR SMUGGLER AND FORGER MONROE EDWARDS, NEW ORLEANS TO GALVESTON, MAY 1, 1836, lithograph and manuscript ink on paper wove paper, shipping supplies listed as coarse sacks, possibly for sugar cane production, bulk flour, sugar, sacks of coffee, keg powder, tea caddy, keg brandy, jug of oil, box of dry goods, and whiskey, with arrival destination at the, "mouth of Sabine or at the mouth of Clear Creek, Galveston Bay (Kemah), signed by James Spilman, shipmaster, and with a spurious "R.G. Hazard," merchant signature. 5 3/4" x 10 1/2" Note: Monroe Edwards sets a nefarious precedent as an illicit smuggler of humans and known forger during his tenure in the Republic of Texas. His otherwise apparently average seeming motive to receive goods along the Gulf Coast appears subliminally fraught with his usual par for the course potential for illegal behavior, which is here exhibited within the present bill of lading. The financial document curiously has an unnamed cost amount for his freight shipment, which was to be received at the mouths of either the Sabine River or Clear Creek in Galveston, Texas. In the record, on March 2, 1836, only two months prior to the present bill of lading date, "Edwards took about 171 slaves up the Brazos river and drove them overland to Chenango.," Edward's working plantation, formerly cotton turned sugar cane. The use of the river mouth meeting point as opposed to a legal port of entry, which is notably scratched out on the present document, has implications that nurtures the odios nature of Monroe Edwards' less respectable pursuits. In finality of examining this document and comparing the present bill of lading to other bills of lading from the same year; most are signed "R.G. Hazard," for Rowland G. Hazard, a sensational abolitionist merchant working in New Orleans from 1833-1842. R.G. Hazard was looking for illegally imprisoned men and women, and certainly would have been no friend of a man like Monroe Edwards. In fact, Hazard posed a distinct problem for Edwards. It's hard to believe they did business at all. In complementing fashion to the criminal nature of Monroe Edwards' tendency to forge, the signature in the upper right is decidedly not that of R.G. Hazard, however attempted to doup the reader, which further implicates this document as evidence of Monroe Edwards' forgery. Lastly, quantity number of the first product listed identifies "83 sacks corse". The relationship of the term coarse with Lowell or "Negro cloth" has implications within this document that require careful historical consideration. The strange number eighty three within in a shipping context, and considering Monroe Edwards was known for purposefully driving illegally imported slaves eastward over land after receiving them from a ship at the Gulf Coast; this document stands to be considered within the context of its place within the Republic of Texas AfroTexan genealogical history. There is enough questionable evidence here to consider that the "83 sacks corse" were not just sugar cane production supplies, but indeed possibly being worn by enslaved people. Provenance: Condition: Unframed, smudges, stains, creases, pale/translucent red color stains, tape/glue residue, verso pencil inscriptions. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
• (29) REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS OCEAN
  (29) REAL PHOTO POSTCARDS OCEAN LINERS Including "Olympic, Homeward Bound", "Reliance at anchor, Tender taking passengers ashore"; "Kronprinzessen Cecile w/ Steamer "Norumbega"; "Captain's Gig Launch from Aircraft Carrier in background; Canadian Pacific Liner "Montclare"; Cunard White Star RMS "Queen Mary"; Cunard Steamship Company RMS "Queen Elizabeth"; Cunard RMS "Antomia"; Cunard RMS "Mauretania"; The Cunard Liner "Lusitania"; Goteborg "M/S "Stockholm" & M/S Gripsholm"; Nord Lloyd "Dresden"; CN SS "Prince Robert"; SS "Empress"; SS "Princes of Nanaimo"; PC SS "Spokane"; "Reliance"; SS "Nassau"; SS "Brazos"; SS "State of Maine"; SS "Normandie"; Norddeutscher Lloyd "Dresden"; Europe Australia Line "Bretagne"; "SS Malolo"; Union-Castle Line SS "Garth Castle"; SS "City of Simla"; The Steamer "Northwest";
• ANDREW PETERS, "LOS BRAZOS" O/C
  ANDREW PETERS, "LOS BRAZOS" O/C LANDSCAPE Andrew Peters (American b. 1954), "Los Brazos," 1989, oil on canvas, depicting a view of the Brazos Mountains in northern New Mexico, titled en verso, signed and dated at lower right, framed. Approximate measurements: canvas h. 16", w. 20"; overall h. 23", w. 27", d. 1".
• Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.
  Breckinridge Family Archive Approx. 165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge family has gained notoriety not only in Kentucky but also in national politics. To date the family has included six members of the U.S. House of Representatives two U.S. Senators a cabinet member two Ambassadors the Vice President of the United States under James Buchanan John C. Breckinridge (1821-1875) who was also an unsuccessful candidate for President in 1860. In addition to their political involvement members of the Breckinridge family have held many important positions serving as college presidents theologians ministers and high-ranking soldiers.One of the early founders of the family John Breckinridge (1760-1806) served as Attorney General of the United States under Thomas Jefferson. His son Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) was a politician and Presbyterian minister who opposed slavery acting as one of the leaders of the Emancipation Party in 1849. He favored public education and was a passionate supporter of the Union at the outbreak of the Civil War. Robert who was married three times having 14 children in total had several sons including Joseph Cabell & Charles Henry who fought on the Union side during the Civil War with Joseph Cabell subsequently making a career for himself in the Army along with Robert Jefferson Jr. who fought for the Confederacy and later became a prominent politician in Kentucky.The archive features 5 portraits of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge including a cabinet photo from a painting by Matthew Jouett depicting Robert in his younger years. An additional cabinet photo of a Jouett painting of Elizabeth Breckinridge Meredith the daughter of Colonel Robert Breckinridge (1720-1773) is included and both have inked family notes on recto and verso. Two cdvs of Robert in his later years one in which he poses with a young boy (probably a son) a period copy of a family photo of Robert with his sons 4 x 6 in. and a 4.25 x 5.75 lithograph of Robert are also included. The group features several photographs of Robert's sons Joseph Cabell and Charles Henry Breckenridge both from his first marriage to Ann Sophonisba Preston.Charles Henry Breckinridge (1844-1867) the last child born to Robert's wife Ann Sophonisba before she passed enlisted in the Union Army in September of 1864 in Covington Kentucky as a Private mustering in to Company G of the U.S. Colored Troops 117th Infantry. The 117th was on duty at Camp Nelson Kentucky through October 1864 and was then ordered to Baltimore Maryland followed by City Point Virginia. It was involved in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond until March 1865 and saw action in the Appomattox Campaign Hatcher's Run the fall of Petersburg and Appomattox Court House. The 117th was present for the surrender of Lee and his Army but then saw duty at Petersburg and City Point until June before moving to Brazos Santiago Texas in July and Brownsville and on the Rio Grande until August 1867 mustering out on August 10th. Charles died the same year. Portraits of Charles include:Quarter plate ambrotype of a young boy who appears to be Charles posed with the family dog; cdv while at West Point pencil id and date on verso July 14 1864; 3 cdvs with Lexington backmarks 2.25 x 2.5 in. albumen photo and 1.25 x 1.5 in. tintype of Charles in uniform with 2 in which he appears as a 2nd Lieutenant including penciled id and dates of August and September 1865 respectively; and a 2.25 x 2.75 in. portrait of Charles as 2nd Lieutenant painted on ivory housed in a velvet case with a plaque attached engraved Charlie.The majority of the photographs in this fine archive focus on Charles' older brother Joseph Cabell Breckenridge Sr. (1842-1920) and his family. Joseph joined the army in August 1861 and was appointed aide-de-camp to George H. Thomas serving with him at Mill Springs and Shiloh. He also served at Corinth and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the 2nd US Artillery. After participating in the Atlanta Campaign Joseph was captured following the death of James B. McPherson but he was eventually exchanged and served out the remainder of the war as a mustering officer receiving brevet promotions to Captain in July 1864 and Major in March 1865.Following the Civil War Joseph continued to impress his superiors with his high standards winning a series of additional promotions including Brigadier General and Inspector General of the Army in January 1889. During the Spanish American War he was promoted to Major General of volunteers. Outside of the Army Joseph served as Vice-President General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was married to Louise Ludlow Dudley of Lexington Kentucky in 1868. They had thirteen children together several of whom followed their father into military service. Sadly one of their sons Joseph Cabell Jr. (1872-1898) was among the first casualties of the Spanish American War. The archive includes the following portraits of Joseph Louise and their family:2 post-Civil War cabinet cards of Joseph in uniform one by Gutekunst the other by C.M. Bell; 2 photomechanical prints with one by Dupont; 7 silver gelatin photos of Joseph ca late 19th-early 20th century with 4 in which he poses in uniform also sitting atop his mount in one of the shots and the remaining 3 snapshots of Joseph with family ranging in size from 2.5 x 4 in. to 3.5 x 5 in. Also included are assorted paper items related to Joseph consisting of 12+ invitations to events primarily for the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution many accompanied by original envelopes with personal notes inked on covers along with a few booklets/menus from the gatherings. Plus a later copy of The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 & 1799 with Joseph's stamp on inside cover and a typed speech written for a May Day ceremony unsigned but probably written for Joseph.Also featured are three oval-length watercolor portraits painted on ivory and housed in full velvet-lined cases including Joseph in uniform 3 x 3.5 in. a woman who looks to be his wife Louise although unidentified 2.75 x 3.25 in. and a portrait of another unidentified woman possibly their eldest daughter Mary Dudley 4 x 5 in. signed and dated lower left by Margaret Foote Hawley 1921. With 20+ additional photos of Louise and the children some identified including two fine portraits from the same sitting of Louise in her older years posed with 9 of their children with Joseph Cabell Jr. who later passed away standing in the back row. Photos range in size from 4 x 5.75 in. to 6.5 x 9.5 in.2 cabinet photographs of Joseph Cabell Jr. dressed as a young cadet at the age of 16 plus an 1892 cdv-sized portrait of him in uniform round out this portion of the collection. After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1895 Joseph Cabell Jr. served on the battleship Texas where he demonstrated remarkable coolness and ability in times of peril. However while serving aboard the USS Cushing he was washed overboard and drowned in Cuban waters. The USS Breckinridge was named after him.Assorted exterior and interior shots are also included in the archive with 4 interior shots capturing Joseph & Louise's family home showing numerous family portraits displayed on the mantel and piano ranging in size from 4.75 x 6.75 in. to 9 x 11.5 in. plus an interesting albumen of a relief depicting Joseph Louise and their first 10 children in profile by Mullen of Lexington. This relief image is also visible in one of the interior shots. Plus an early 20th century snapshot of "Grove Hill " one of many estates belonging to General James Breckinridge located in Virginia 3.25 x 3.5 in.The following photographs accompany the archive: Half plate ambrotype of unidentified stern looking parents posed with their children; CDV of Colonel Ambrose Dudley (1789-1875) a relative to Louise Dudley Breckinridge who served in the War of 1812 as paymaster of Trotter's Regiment KY Mounted Volunteers; a Dudley family cdv of a bearded gentleman; an Anthony cdv of unidentified Civil War officer; 2 cdvs of a young man identified as Winfield S. Jones from San Francisco; cdv of young man identified as Will McFarland with a Lexington backmark; 40+ assorted cdvs tintypes cabinet cards and snapshots of men women and children unidentified but presumably Breckinridge family and/or friends; a curious shot of an African American woman probably taken during a trip to Sicily as per verso notes; and 30+ real photo postcards and snapshots some with inked verso notes including vacation and farm scenes.
• AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER FROM
  AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED LETTER FROM PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON LETTER DATED OCTOBER 23 1868 written to Col. R. A. Crawford Customs Dept. in Brazos Santiago Texas on Executive Mansion Washington DC letterhead - ''Dear Sir; Mr. Stuart Nelson son of Hon. Thos. A. R. Nelson of Knoxville desires some suitable position under you and I write to express the hope that you will do all you can for him. I would be gratified to learn of his appointment and trust that you will give his case your special consideration. Very truly yours Andrew Johnson.''
• James Guy Evans (English b. 1810;
  James Guy Evans (English b. 1810; active New Orleans 1843-1853) "Arrival of Gen. Z. Taylor & Staff at Balize on the U. S. Steam Ship Monmouth B. T. Willse Commander / November 30th 1847" oil on canvas signed lower right titled and dated lower center and inscribed U.S.Q.M.D. [United States Quartermaster Department] on the steam ship's pennant 29 in. x 36 in. in an attractive gilt frame. Note: This impressive picture documents the return to Louisiana of the hero of the Mexican War of 1846-48 General Zachary Taylor. Some confusion has been engendered by a misunderstanding of the term "Arrival.at Balize"; in fact the lighthouse shown above a fortified wall here represents the Balize a small fort built in 1734 (now submerged) near the site of the present Pilot Town on the Northeast Pass of the Mississippi River delta; The Balize was indeed the subject of a well-known New Orleans watercolor by Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820) that was copied in oils by his son J. H. B. Latrobe (1803-1891). The Mexican War began after the annexation of Texas in 1845 when Mexico broke off diplomatic relations with the United States and sent forces to attempt to take back the territory. General Taylor was able to successfully defend Texas and defeat Santa Anna's troops at the Battle of Buena Vista turning Taylor into a national hero and solidifying him as the Whig nomination for President in 1848. Taylor and his soldiers having successfully ended the campaign in Mexico sailed on the steamer McKee from Matamoros Mexico to the Brazos Santiago Pass off the coast of Texas where they boarded the Monmouth. From there Taylor was taken across the Gulf of Mexico and up the mouth of the Mississippi River. At the Balize any vessel bound toward New Orleans would have performed a crucial piloting activity; the prominent figure in the bow of the ship is depicted doing just so. Taylor and his staff are shown here on the roof of the stern cabin being greeted by an official delegation from the state of Louisiana. After his arrival in New Orleans Taylor remained at his home near Baton Rouge until he was elected the 12th President of the United States of America. James Guy Evans though born in England came with his wife to the United States via Spain where their first child was born about 1836; two more children were born in Mobile in the later 1830s and two more in Louisiana in the early 1840s. A self-taught artist specializing in marine scenes Evans painted "portraits" of ships usually commissioned by their commanders. For a period after their joint advertisement in the Daily Orleanian in 1850 Evans worked in partnership with the portrait and landscape painter Edward Everard Arnold (1824/6-1866); they proposed a large lithograph of the city as a general view from their studio in the Fauburg Marigny but that scheme was never carried out. A closely similar picture by Evans the Tow Boat Conqueror of New Orleans.Coming Up from the Balize October 29th 1847 was sold in these rooms on 20 November 2010 as Lot 321. References: John Mahé et al. Encyclopaedia of New Orleans Artists Historic New Orleans Collection 1987 p. 129; "Taylor Zachary " Dictionary of American Biography vol. 18 (1936) pp. 349-354; Colonial Dames of America (Mrs. Orville Lay ed.) Alabama Portraits Prior to 1870 Mobile 1969 p. 223; Karen Kingsley Buildings of Louisiana Oxford 2003 p. 150; Jesse J. Poesch et al. Printmaking in New Orleans Jackson and New Orleans 2006 pp. 33 129; Eric Heyl Early American Steamers Vol. 6 Buffalo 1969; William K. Bixby Letters of Zachary Taylor from the Battle-Fields of the Mexican War The Genesee Press Rochester NY 1908 "Letter from Zachary Taylor to Robert Wood 10 December 1848."
• WILLIAM GARNETT (1916-2006):
  WILLIAM GARNETT (1916-2006): "SANDHILL CRANES OVER BRAZOS RIVER TEXAS " 1975 Cibachrome print 20 x 24 in. signed below the image.